On 22 Jul 2007, at 20:31, Adam Krikstone wrote:
Open means something to developers but it is meaningless to
customers. You have to show customers what that means; flash demo/
QEMU of package management system and included applications. If
you just say the phone is open and can do X, Y, Z without
demonstrating, openmoko will fail to get the general public.
I've already said before what the unique selling point should be.
AGPS should be the complete focus after a stable build is
complete. In the US providers and manufacturers can not compete.
Cingular and Tmobile do not have any aGPS deployed; you can add a
GPS puk but that is another device and at minimum $99 extra. On
the CDMA side VZW, SPCS, Alltel, USCC, all charge about $10/month
for this service. There are a few devices that have autonomous GPS
but they can not compete with the battery life or FTTF of aGPS or
the sheer amount of applications offered the Openmoko.
AGPS is where focus needs to be. This natural (and free)
comparative advantage needs to be developed to attract new
developers and customers.
Unfortunately people will want Tomtom, much of the other stuff is
useless to most people.
You need GPS turn by turn routing to bring in the masses.
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